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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No, they really cant. To add seats, you have to go both up and out, and the arena location does not allow for outward expansion. More over, the revenue generated likely would not justify the expense. Raising a roof is not remotely cheap.
Doubly so given you would have to completely close the building for at least a year, maybe longer. That means no NHL team in the near future, but also no AHL team, no concerts, no events and no revenue.
It has been speculated that they could squeeze a few more luxury suites into existing space, but capacity of MTS will never be significantly increased. For better or for worse, it is and will be a 15,000 seat arena.
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As my builder would say 'you can always add space' it is just a question of how much money you want to pay, is it economic to buy up 4 or 5 blocks around the arena, demolish everything, put in underpasses to allow seating over the roads and then build some kind of a large mall complex around it all to try and recoup some of the investment? probably not!